Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-205) Oakland (+175)

The Seattle Mariners (66-54) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (43-77). The moneyline on this matchup has Seattle at -205 while Oakland is coming in at +175. The over/under is set at 6.5. The starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and JP Sears.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in MLB. They have earned 502 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. The Mariners have accrued 177 doubles as a team and have hit 135 balls out of the park. They have accrued 479 RBI's as well as 931 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .233. Seattle has a slugging % of .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,025 times, while taking a walk on 434 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs in addition to 466 total runs (7th in MLB). They have walked 344 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.67 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,020 hitters.

The Mariners have sent 397 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 base runners so far this year and 26.2% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 out of their 40 chances to get a save. The Mariners relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 66 holds on the season (13th in MLB). Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 96 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have a total of 3,210 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 970 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 87 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,630 innings, which has them sitting 4th in MLB.

Castillo has thrown 813 innings and has earned 884 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Castillo (45-53 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 3,371 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.59 (324 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. He has given up 681 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 293 free passes.

Oakland has hit 104 HRs for the year to go along with 379 RBIs. They have notched 188 two-baggers, while getting a free base 315 times as well as putting up 405 runs. The Oakland Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .279 in addition to a batting average of .215 so far this season. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .346 and they average 3.38 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have struck out on 1,002 instances (16th in the league) and have tallied 844 hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 548 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.33 (506 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 141 dingers and they allow 4.69 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.310 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.34 (885 strikeouts vs 379 free passes). They come in at 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 999.

Oakland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 44 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. They rank 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 399 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with base runners. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of their 198 inherited runners. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 83 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In 9,474 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (9th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 96 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in professional baseball). The Athletics have racked up 1,077 assists, 72 errors and have earned a total of 3,158 putouts so far this season.

Sears (4-0 career record) is the owner of a 1.95 ERA and has allowed 5.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 121 hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 7 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.897 and a FIP of 3.1. During his career, Sears has allowed 21 hits while tallying 20 strikeouts in 32 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+175)

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